Hello and welcome. Today I am going to talk about obstacles in our lives and what can be done about them.
First off, it is best to know, accept and acknowledge that EVERYONE has obstacles in their lives. No one is immune. No one person’s obstacles are greater than anyone else. Obstacles are obstacles!
Obstacles are those things that happen to us as we move along in life. It is those things that are tangible and intangible that are there to either challenge us, slow us down, or to stop us altogether from achieving what we want to achieve or prevent us from getting to where we want to be.
Obstacles might come in varying degrees.
Of course, the obstacles you face are yours and no one else.
How you deal with those obstacles is uniquely your own.
The thing about the obstacles in your way are that YOU MUST DEAL WITH THEM.
Sure, there are people that are itching to find an excuse to NOT do what they must do, or not achieve the goals they want to achieve and the moment an obstacle appears to be blocking their path, then that is reason enough to stop, to quit, to give up.
Seriously, why bother even starting? There is no quitting.
If you go into anything with the intention of quitting, you are only hurting yourself as you are not making things happen. Do not worry about what others think, they are too busy avoiding you and your lack of commitment and dedication to yourself. They want no part of it and you.
As I mentioned you must deal with them, uniquely deal with every obstacle that comes your way, as no two obstacles are exactly alike. You must address them as they occur.
That is why as you encounter obstacles you must quickly and decisive deal with them.
By taking the time, now, you will find that these obstacles become stepping stones on your way to the success you want.
When you are on the path towards achieving your success, there is no time to wallow in the muck and mire that others will use as an excuse to quit.
You are on your own and on your own time.
The stepping stones that were once obstacles are helping you go higher, faster, stronger and with added resolve.
The increasing level of determination you have helps pull you further away from your past. You are looking towards the future and in that future, you will find yourself having achieved the level of success you wanted but also another truth is realized.
That truth is that once you achieve the level of success or you reach your goals, you will be left wanting more.
More in that you want to achieve an elevated level of success, you will want to reach higher goals. So, you start off working on these new goals or new tier of success.
This time, the obstacles will be greater and even more difficult to overcome, but this time you know they can be overcome and by treating them as stepping stones to get to the next level you will get there.
Lastly, whether you face your obstacles or not, that is solely up to you. Thus, there is no avoiding the lesson to be learned and both actions will teach you a lesson, provided you are mature enough to listen and learn.
Your Success Awaits!
Thank you,
David Guerra, MA, MBA